Chapter 5   Post Installation


This chapter describes the post-installation procedures for launching the online help and populating the directory tree.

Launching the Help System

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The help system for iPlanet Directory Server is dependent upon iPlanet Administration Server. If you are running iPlanet Directory Server Console on a machine remote to Administration Server, you will need to confirm the following:

Client IP address authorized on Administration Server. The machine running iPlanet Directory Server Console needs access to Administration Server. To configure Administration Server to accept the client machine's IP address, do the following in Administration Server:

1. Launch iPlanet Administration Server Console. The console should be running on the same machine as Administration Server.

2. Click the Configuration tab, then click the Network tab.

3. In the Connection Restrictions Settings, select "IP Addresses to Allow" from the pull down menu. Click Edit.

4. Edit the IP Addresses field to the following: *.*.*.*

   This allows all clients access to Administration Server.

5. Restart Administration Server. You can now launch the online help by clicking any of the Help buttons in the Directory Server Console.

Proxy authorized on Administration Server. If you use proxies for your HTTP connections on the client machine running Directory Server Console, you need to do one of the following:

• Remove proxies on the machine running Directory Server Console. This allows the client machine to access Administration Server directly.

  To remove the proxies on the machine running Directory Server Console, you need to alter the proxy configuration of the browser you will use to run the help. In Netscape Communicator, select Preferences from the Edit menu. Select Advanced then Proxies to access the proxy configuration. In Internet Explorer, select Internet Options from the Tools menu.

• Add the client machine proxy IP address to Administration Server list of acceptable IP addresses.

  
  

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  Caution

  Adding the client machine proxy IP address to Administration Server creates a potential security hole in your system.

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Populating the Directory Tree

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During installation, a simple directory database was created for you. In addition, a simple directory structure was placed in the database for you to use. This directory structure contained basic access control and the major branch points for the recommended directory structure.

Now you need to populate your database with user entries. There are several ways you can create and populate your directory suffixes. These are explained in detail in the iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

The main methods are:

• Create a database from LDIF—Use this method if you want to use the sample directory data shipped with Directory Server, if you are importing entries from another directory via LDIF, or if you have more than a few entries to add at once. For more information about LDIF, refer to the iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

• Start your Directory Server with an empty database and import data over LDAP—This method requires you to populate your directory using an LDAP client such as Directory Server Gateway or the ldapmodify command-line utility. Use this method if you have just a few entries to add at a time. For information on setting up the Directory Server Gateway, see the iPlanet Directory Server Gateway Customization Guide.

As you are populating your directory, consider your access control needs and set access control accordingly. For more information on access control, see the iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide and the iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide.